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1) The NCBI recently released recommendations for diagnosis and management of chronic idiopathic urticaria, recommends using a skin prick test as part of diagnosis to identify specific, associated allergens to CIU.*

a) True
b) False

2) Researchers assessed the effects and features of complete and fast response of omalizumab treatment in both spontaneous and chronic urticaria. After 6 months, what percentage of patients achieved well-controlled disease during the course of their omalizumab treatment?*

a) 48%
b) 58%
c) 68%
d) 78%

3) Findings from a randomized double-blind pilot study of patients with CIU found that testing and treating H. pylori will not improve symptoms or provide a rapid resolution of CIU.*

a) True
b) False

4) A recent study took a closer look at the rate of remission for CIU and found that the efficacy of omalizumab and disease severity was associated with what phenotype?*

a) Neutrophils
b) Eosinophils
c) Basophils
d) Mast cells

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